Haitian Creole language resources – Language Links Database
Haitian Creole – often called simply Creole or Kreyòl, is a French-based creole and is one of Haiti’s two official languages, along with French. Haitian Creole is spoken by about twelve million people. Haitian Creole is the language of 90-95% of the country, while the remaining percent is bilingual in both Creole and French.
More information: Wikipedia
Native speakers: 9.6 million (2007)
Official language in: Haiti
Kreyol Grammar and Pronunciation
- Lecorde.com - Extensive Haitian Creole grammar
- ILanguages.org - this site is designed to teach you and help you learn Creole for free through vocabulary, phrases, grammar and flashcards (vocabulary trainer)
- Learn101 - “All the lessons contain audio and are all offered for free. We will learn the alphabet together. We will also review some simple grammar rules, practice common phrases, and we will have fun memorizing many important vocabulary lists.”
- MyLangauges - courses about adjectives, adverbs, articles, gender (feminine, masculine…), negation, nouns, numbers, phrases, plural, prepositions, pronouns, questions, verbs, vocabulary, excercises
- Verbix - Online Verb Conjugator
Digitized Grammar Books
- Eric.ed.gov An Introductory Course in Haitian Creole (1988), 265 pages (pdf)
- Academia.edu Kreyòl Ayisyen, or Haitian Creole (‘Creole French’) by Michel DeGraff, 126 pages (pdf)(website requires free registration)
- Eric.ed.gov An Introductory Course in Haitian Creole (1988), 265 pages (pdf)
- Guide to Learning Haitian Creole by Maude Heurtelou,Féquière Vilsaint (2004)
Kreyol Vocabulary
- TravLang - Vocabulary For Travelers
- Cram.com - Hundreds of flashcards
- Quizlet.com - Hundreds of flashcards
- MasterAnyLanguage - Flashcards for learners of all levels
- FieldSupport - Language Survival Kits (see Haitian)
- Creole.kreol.free.fr - Thematic Vocabulary (on the left)
- Kreyol.com - Kreyol phrases (and dictionary)
- Travelinghaiti.com - Common words and phrases
- WikiTravel - Haitian Creole phrasebook
Kreyol Reading Materials
- Wikipedia - Creole Version of Wikipedia
- Archive.org - Haitian Bible (1998)
Kreyol Dictionaries
- http://www.kreyol.com/
- http://www.lecorde.com/
- Google Translate
- http://www.freelang.net/
- http://www.haitisurf.com/
Digitized Dictionaries
- English Haitian Creole Dictionary by Féquière Vilsaint, Jean-Evens Berret (2005)
- English Haitian Creole medical dictionary by Maude Heurtelou, Fequiere Vilsaint (2000)
- English Haitian Creole Idiomatic Dictionary by F’Qui’re Vilsaint (2005)
- Pictorial English Haitian Creole Dictionary Level 1 by Fequiere Vilsaint, Marie Béatrice Laguerre (2005)
Kreyol Listening and Video Resources
PODCASTS / AUDIOBOOKS
- Forvo - About 200 words pronounced by native speakers
TV / VIDEO / MOVIES
- YouTube - A List Of YT Video Lessons
RADIO
- Rad.io - A List of Radio Stations
- Voanouvel.com - Online news and a radio station
MUSIC
- MamaLisa - Kid Songs and Rhymes
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